What is Chromium?

Minerals are important for your body to stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many different jobs, including building bones, making hormones and regulating your heartbeat. There are two kinds of minerals: macrominerals and trace minerals. Macrominerals are minerals your body needs in larger amounts. They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur. Your body needs just small amounts of trace minerals. These include iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.

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Chromium

Chromium is an essential mineral used to treat diabetes, high triglycerides (blood fat/cholesterol), and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Chromium is also popular as a weight loss product, but scientific studies have not shown it has any benefit for losing weight.